IMPACT FACTOR: 1.8
Short Name: J Plant Biol Crop Res
ISSN: 2637-7721
Publisher: MedDocs Publishers LLC
Understanding trait association is essential to increasing the effectiveness of crop plant improvement selection. In order to ascertain the direct and indirect effects of yield-related traits on Ethiopian mustard seed yield, as well as the extent of trait relationships, this study was carried out at the Holetta Agricultural Research Center's main station in 2020 and 2021.
Mung bean (Vigna radiata L.) is an economically, nutritionally and ecologically important legume crop, cultivated in East, Southeast and South Asian countries. Drought affects the production of mung bean by altering its growth at various stages of its lifecycle.
Protein synthesis, detoxification, and metabolism are just a few of the critical tasks carried out by the liver, an indispensable organ. It creates bile for digestion and processes medications, nutrients, and poisons.
Plant disease is caused by fungi, bacteria, and viruses and it significantly reduces crop yield globally. The newly emerged Maize Lethal Necrosis viral disease in maize is devastating to the to the maize crop and cause yield loss in Africa. This review paper discussed on conventional breeding methods and molecular-assisted selection for breeding resistance to foliar disease in major crops.
The improvement of new genotype with better performance than exist cultivars is one of the point that required from crop breeding strategy. Eleven chickpea genotypes including with three cultivars were evaluated based on randamized complete block design with four replications with aim to identify genotypes that have high in grain yield performance under irrigation and that alliviate the food security challenges in the future breeding effort.....
The present investigation was conducted to estimate the extent of twelve parameters association existing among 65 chickpea genotypes including one local check which was evaluated during off-season 2017/18 under 6 x11 alpha lattice design having three replications....
The research aimed to examine the infestation of insects on lemongrass (Cymbopogon citratus) plants in Ranchi, Jharkhand. The study focused on providing detailed insights into the taxonomy and behavior of termite populations that infest lemongrass...
Worldwide, plants are utilized as natural sources of bioactive chemicals, which are employed as antibacterial agents. Due to the increase in the antimicrobial resistance against current antibiotics, there is a need of develop new antimicrobial compounds or extracts. ...
Salt stress poses a significant threat to agricultural productivity worldwide, necessitating a deeper understanding of plant responses to mitigate its detrimental effects. Nitric Oxide (NO) has emerged as a key signaling molecule involved in various aspects of plant growth, development, and stress responses, including salt stress. ...
For the propagation of valuable planting material, low-cost in vitro culturing technology is mostly adopted in the field of agriculture, horticulture, forestry, and floriculture in many developing nations. ...
The study was conducted to examine the extent of diversity in Ethiopian rosemary accessions for morphological and chemical characters. Forty landraces, three released varieties, and two commercial varieties were tested at Wondo Genet Agricultural Research Center using Randomized Complete Block Design with three replications. ...
A field experiment was carried out to determine the influence of intra-row plant spacing on growth, yield and yield components and fruit quality of tomato cultivars during 2018/2019 cropping season at Bako Agricultural TVET College, Ethiopia. ...
Plant breeding started thousands of years ago when People initiated selection of crops to obtain vital beneficial characteristics from their wild types during domestication. Ensuring healthy diets for an expected global population of nearly 10 billion people in 2050, while at the same time improving the world those people live in, will require sweeping changes to farming and how we produce food, according to a new report. ...
The study was conducted with twelve rapeseeds (Brassica napus) genotypes to estimate the correlation and path coefficient analysis among eleven quantitative traits and their association with seed yield at 12 locations in 2020/2021 and 2021/2022. ...
Grain shape and chalkiness are important appearance quality traits of rice, which also affect the yield and milling quality. In this study, 96 F2 families derived from the cross between Hua 5178S and Hua 611 were sequenced to construct a genetic linkage map. Combined with F2 and F2:3 generations grain shape and chalkiness phenotype, a total of 15 QTL were detected. ...
This study was aimed at assessing the effect of post-harvest losses in rice production among small scale holders. The need for this study arose due to the ineligible losses occurring after harvest in rice production. Using a multi-staged sampling technique, a total of 80 respondents were selected for the study. ...
Melanin, a distinctive natural pigment produced by various microorganisms, including fungi and bacteria, plays vital roles and serves a wide array of functions. Melanisation as a 'fungal armour' significantly enhances the virulence these microorganisms, offering protection against a range of environmental stressors such as UV radiation, heavy metals, desiccation, hydrolytic enzymes, oxidative agents, heat, and cold. ...
Onion is the most diversified crop and has been in cultivation since antiquity owing to its medicinal and nutritional properties. The increased acceptance of bulb onion among folks could lead to an increase in the area under cultivation with proportionate amount of bulb production. ...
Protoplast is an excellent model for evaluating genetic engineering reagents and serve as a resourceful system in plant biology that provides a platform for rapid analysis of diverse signaling pathways, studying gene function and a high-throughput tool for functional genomics. ...
Plant-Parasitic Nematodes (PPNs) cost global agriculture US $173 billion in economic losses in (Elling, 2013). According to Kumar et al. (2020), they are said to result in yearly agricultural losses of 21.3% in India, or Rs. 102,039.79 million (1.58 billion USD). Biogenic VOCs have been known to exhibit nematicidal effects. ...
Objective: This study presents a novel observation of Mylabris pustulata, a blister beetle species, infesting Ruellia tuberosa plants in the New Delhi region of India. Methods: The identification of the insect was established using both morphological characteristics and confirmed through subsequent molecular analysis. ...
Nanotechnology research is a cutting-edge technology with several applications. One of the most difficult problems in nanotechnology is the production of nanoparticles with high monodispersity, particular composition, and size. Given this, the green manufacture of the nanoparticle is critical due to its lower toxicity to higher animals. ...
Harvesting time is a key factor that affects both the yield and quality of forage crops. To determine the optimal harvesting time for forage oats cultivated in autumn-sown oat regions in China, the yield and quality of 28 oat lines were evaluated at different growth stages, including booting, heading, flowering, and filling stage. ...
Our study was carried out in Ismailia Governorate (Cairo Ismailia Desert Road) during two successive growing seasons (2020/2021 and 2021/2022) to evaluate the role of artificial fences under local climate in farming area affected by aeolian deposits and the effect of using fences on quinoa (Chenopodium quinoa Willd.) growth, productivity, and pest resistance under field conditions. ...
Rose-scented geranium (Pelargonium graveolens L.) is an erect, multi-branching, perennial, aromatic and medicinal herb that belongs to the family Geraniaceae. Its foliage produces top high value essential oils that are highly demanded in fragrance, perfumery and cosmetic industries as a substitute of the rose scent. ...
The study aimed to isolate potential probiotic strains from fermented bamboo shoots of Arunachal Pradesh, India based on functional traits such as acid tolerance, simulated conditions of the gastrointestinal tract, antimicrobial activity, antibiotic susceptibility, bacterial cell surface hydrophobicity, auto-aggregation assay and co-aggregation ability. ...
The study assessed farmers' willingness to adopt social media as agro-communication channels in rural communities of Gombe State, Nigeria. Multistage sampling technique was used to select 283 respondents for the study. Primary data for the study were obtained with the standard questionnaire which was scripted on Google form. ...
Dermatophytes are pathogenic fungi that cause cutaneous infection of human and animal and grow exclusively on the stratum corneum, nail and hair. In a soy protein culture, a substantial proteolytic activity was seen, which was secreted by Trichophyton rubrum, Trichophyton mentagrophytes and Microsporum canis. ...
MYB transcription factors play a crucial regulatory role in plant growth, development, and response to abiotic stress. A cDNA sequence encoding for the MYB gene was cloned from Morus multicaulis variety YU-711.
Parkia pendula is a tree species of great economic and ecological interest in the Amazon region. The aim of this work was to evaluate the effects of salt stress (NaCl) on germination and biochemistry of Parkia pendula seeds and seedlings. For this, salt solutions at concentrations of 0.0 (control); -0.2; -0.4 and -0.6 MPa were used.
The interest in metal-based drugs has increased due to their better performance against various types of cancers and Alzheimer's diseases, where the existing therapeutics are not feasible [1]. Generally, cancer can be treated by chemotherapy [2], surgery, and targeted therapy [3].
Wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) is basic stable among cereals in the world. It is a main source for essential calories and protein, supplying more than 75% of protein and 56% of calories in human diet [1]. In the Sudan wheat is the most important crop comes after sorghum. Improved varieties to wide range of agro-ecologies are more essential to enhance wheat productivity and increasing yield.
In order to examine the genetic and evolutionary connections of Impatiens, the F3H genomic DNA sequences of 28 species of Impatiens were extracted by degenerate primers. The key findings are as follows: The sequence of the F3H gene CDS coding region is very conservative, although the sequences of the first and second introns are highly variable, and the F3H gene CDS coding region is mostly composed of base conversions.
The seed rates significantly influence wheat’s vegetative, reproductive, and yield traits (Triticum aestivum L). Therefore, the response of genotypes to different seed rates is constantly studied to find a suitable combination. Wheat is one of the main crops produced by farmers in the northern, central, and eastern parts of Sudan. However, its yield and productivity could be higher due to inappropriate seed rates and low-yielding local cultivars in the study area.
Chromium generally hinders plant growth, but bacterial inoculations by following different mechanisms can enhance tolerance against heavy metal stress in plants. Characterization and identification of the bacterial strains which have capability to improve growth of plants growing under chromium stressed environment by reducing uptake of metal was the main objective of this present study.
The study was carried out to assess the genetic variability, heritability and the amount of genetic gain present in twenty four double cross maize hybrids. The phenotypic coefficient of variation of the double crosses ranged from 10.77 to 24.36 while the genotypic coefficient of variation span from 1.85 to 15.75. The phenotypic coefficients of variation estimates were slightly higher than their genotypic coefficient of variation counterparts...
Background: Due to their ability to kill disease-causing microorganisms and extend the shelf life of foods without the hazards associated with synthetic antimicrobial preservatives, essential oils derived from plants are quickly becoming popular as therapeutic agents and food additives. Similar reports on the exceptional biological and pharmacological activities of Elettaria cardamomum essential oil have been made...
An experiment was conducted to assess the biological activities of ethanolic extracts of fourteen wild indigenous plant obtained from the Abu-Tartur Phosphate mining area. Such wild plant extracts were tested against four economically important phytopathogenic fungi, Fusarium oxysporum; Alternaria alternata, Macrophomina phaseolina and Penicillium italicum. Results, in vitro, suggested that ethanolic extract of Fagonia arabica L...
Objective: Metal essential-based nanoparticles have many potential applications, such as improving crop yield. The present study deals with the effects of ZnO nanoparticles on germination and plant growth, chlorophyll content, antioxidative enzyme activity, and root morphological effects in corn (Zea mays) and bean (Phaseolus vulgaris) to probe their application as an alternative to improve crop yield.
The need for efficient plant-based therapies is being acknowledged all across the world as the prevalence of infectious diseases is growing. Essential oils have been intensively investigated in the hunt for plant-derived biomolecules that can substitute synthetic medications and, to some extent, remove or lessen their adverse effects...
The field experiment was conducted in a lattice design to analyze heritability, genetic advance and Principal components of seed yield and its agronomic traits in flax genotypes at Holetta and Kulumsa research locations, Ethiopia. 36 genotypes of flax were analyzed for heritability, genetic advance and principal component characters that presented in the tested flax resources...
Tomato is belonging to Solanaceae family. Tomato is known as poor man's apple. It is one of the most widely grown vegetable in the world. Among the processing crops, tomato is 1st rank in the world. Tomato products are important part of human diets. It is rich source of amino acids, sugars, minerals and vitamins (A, C & K). There are so many factors involved in low yield of tomato crop...
Populus alba is a huge woody plant. The bark is very white and smooth when the tree is young. With age, the bark becomes darker and more furrowed. This work manipulate the idea of variation of the new individual resulted from plant tissue culture due to any change in media composition. Previously it was known that all the new resulted individuals are genetically similar, but in this study, the contrast was proved. As the new individuals are genetically different...
Pistacia atlantica Desf., a wild pistachio species of major medicinal, ecological interests. It is used as a principal rootstock for Pistacia vera L., a domestic pistachio species. Unfortunately, it is endangered of disappearance. To study comparatively the responses of the two species to water stress and rehydration, 6 months aged seedlings of both species were subjected to a water stress period, imposed progressively by withholding irrigation, for a period of 40 days, followed by two weeks under well-watered conditions...
Understanding the degree of association between agronomic traits is very important as it provides the base for effective selection. Hence, this research was conducted to study the associations among yield, and yield related traits in faba bean at three locations: Holetta, Watebecha Minjaro and Jeldu with and without lime application in 2017. The experiment comprised 50 faba bean genotypes arranged in randomized complete block design with three replications...
The objectives of the study were to determine genetic variability, interrelationships among different traits, and to estimate genetic divergence among the nineteen common bean varieties. Nineteen common bean varieties were tested for yield and yield related traits in completely randomized block design in three replications at Uke Research and Technology Demonstration Site, in 2018 cropping season...
The pathogenic microorganism usually attack seed at different stages of their development which may prevent germination or the seed may grow into young seedling before it die or the seed may grow giving rise to poor quality plant with reduce or poor quality yield. In the seed borne disease, the pathogen may either be outside or inside the seed...
The objectives of this study were quantitative and qualitative analysis of leaves and seeds of Cajanus cajan L. for secondary metabolite and also to find out the amount of some primary biochemicals in the leaves of C. cajan. The methanol extract of leaves and seeds were prepared for the quantitative and qualitative analysis of secondary metabolite, which reveals the presence of alkaloids, steroid, flavonoids, saponins, phenolic compound, tannin and in the meantime their total amount, will also be calculated...
Water stress is one of the major stresses for the production of different crops in arid and semi-arid areas. Our study aims to study the effect of short-term (3h and 6h) and long-term (16h and 24h) hydro priming on seeds of four Kabuli chickpea cultivars. During germination, three levels of osmotic stress were used: 0, -0.2MPa and -0.5MPa PEG6000. The results showed that the seeds of Farihane and Zahor have a PG of 100% for the seeds treated with “6h hydro priming” and under osmotic stress -0.5MPa...
The experiment was carried out to evaluate the fatty acid composition of 17 linseeds genotypes and determine the magnitude of correlations of individual fatty acid, oil content and seed yield. Linolenic followed by oleic acids were the predominant fatty acid compositions in all genotypes; ranged from 51.78 to 59.22 % and 15.4 to 23.59 % respectively. The Saturated Fatty Acid (SFA) varied from 7.97 for genotype kassa-2 and 10.84 for CI 1652 X R12-D33C/SPS105...
On 11th of March 2020, the World Health Organization (WHO) declared a Global Pandemic named COVID-19, a contagion induced by Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS). It is likely suggested that this is a Zoonotic virus, since a group of people infected with virus were unveiled to wet animal market in Wuhan, China. In the preceding decades, two zoonotic coronaviruses; Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS) and Severe Acute Respiratory Syndromes (SARS) coronavirus, are analysed that cause lung disorders in human beings and animals and can be fatal too...
A major challenge observed by sugarcane farmers is to acquire greater biomass production. As a consequence of sugarcane’s weak defense against viruses, pathogens, and insect attacks. Growing healthy plant is a difficult task. Glyphosate tolerance and insect borer resistance are significantly important characteristics considering the genetic development of different crops. Transformation of insect borer resistant genes Bt...
The growing incidence of land grabbing and the threat it poses to agricultural growth and food security in developing countries including Nigeria is a of grave concern. This study investigated the effect of land grabbing on agricultural per capita gross domestic product, agricultural productivity of investment and food security in Nigeria...
The efficacies of some antimicrobial retailers, which can be presently used to inhibit disease-inflicting microorganisms in remedy, have been weakened by microbial resistance. Therefore, new antimicrobial marketers that might conquer this resistance want to be determined. It is essential to find new antibiotics on the way to supply physicians a large palette of antibiotics, current ones in addition to new ones, to use in remedy...
This study analyzed the effect of the adoption of soil management practices by women vegetable farmers as a means of ensuring high productivity and income. It specifically looked at the types of soil management practices available and adopted by the farmers as well as the effect of the soil management practices on household farm income. Cross sectional data used for the study were collected by means of questionnaire from 64 women vegetable farmers selected for the study...
Soil acidity is now a serious threat to barley production in most high lands of Ethiopia. Three hundred twenty (320) barley genotypes were evaluated in 2017 main-season, at Holeta Agricultural Research Center using 20x16 Alpha Lattice design under two-soil conditions (Limed and Unlimed). The objectives of the study were to evaluate the genetic variability among barley genotypes for soil acidity tolerance using multivariate analysis...
This study was planned to demonstrate recommended fungicides for onion purple blotch disease management in Dera, Fogera, and Libo Kemkem districts. Different frequency of recommended fungicides for onion purple blotch Diprocon 33 EC (Difenoconazole) and Natura 250 EW (Tebuconazole) were demonstrated and evaluated with unsprayed plot. For the study period from demonstration plots, yield and disease data were collected...
The increases in population forces farmers and researchers to derived new ways to enhanced crop production, one of them is the use of chemical fertilizers although their hazardous effects on our ecosystem are enormous, in current research a simple and alternative method is adopted to enhanced crop yield i.e. intercropping with legumes in which, effects on the growth of Cucurbita maxima and Solanum lycopersicum while intercropping with Vigna unguiculata subsp...
Urban plants have an important role in the maintenance and sustainability of urban ecosystem. They provide CO2 sequestration, air pollution reduction, cooling effect through shading and evapotranspiration, prevention of water runoff and soil erosion, and aesthetic values. Urban plants are exposed to various abiotic stresses such as drought, flooding, low/high temperature/light, dust, salinity, heavy metal toxicity, nutritional deficiency, pollution, proximity to concrete/metal structures, vandalism and root obstructions with underground structures...
A field experiment was conducted during Rabi season 2019-2020 at Krishna College of Agriculture and Technology, Affiliated to Tamil Nadu Agricultural University, Coimbatore-3, Tamilnadu, India. To study the influences on plant growth regulators and micronutrients on growth and yield of blackgram (Vigna mungo L.). The experiment was laid out in RBD design with four replications...
Presently, the agricultural sector is facing wide spectrum of local as well as global challenges viz., climate change, low productivity, declining soil organic matter, low nutrient-use-efficiency, deficiency of both macro and micro nutrients, reduction in agriculture lands and water availability, issues related to environment such as increase of pesticides residues and shortage of skilled labour besides lack of interest amongst farmers for cultivation...
The higher crop production and productivity through advanced crop improvement programme can sustain adequate food supply for the growing population. Crop improvement can be ensured through suitable combinations of genes by conventional plant breeding supplemented by molecular techniques called transgenic breeding. Higher yield or potential crop yield is seldom realised due to various kinds of stresses the crop plants suffer from...
Spirulina platensis is a prokaryotic cyanobacterium and also a potent species indicator for the bioremediation process. In cyanobacterium are having major light harvesting protein pigments such as phycobilisomes. Which contains molecular structures of phycobiliproteins and important for the light energy transfer from Phycocyanin (PC) to chlorophyll a during photosynthetic process in Spirulina platensis (S.platensis)...
A shift from subsistence production to commercial production has given rise to involvement of more males in the cultivation of vegetables in South Eastern Nigeria. This study investigated the soil management practices adopted by male vegetable farmers and the factors that influence the adoption of these soil management practices. Purposive sampling technique was used to select 64 male vegetable farmers for the study and data were collected by means of questionnaire...
The phenomenon of high government spending on agricultural subsidies not yielding commensurate increase in output and income of farmers is of concern to stakeholders in the sector. This study looked at the effect of government subsidies on the income of rice farmers in Anambra State. The study was carried in Awka Agricultural Zone of the State because of the high concentration of rice farmers in the area..
A combined study of survey cum field experiment on late planted rapeseed (Brassica campestris var toria) at Kaski was accomplished during October 2018 to July 2019 in Nepalese mid-hills to access the evidences of climate change and the effect of climate change adaptation measures on phenology, agro-climatic indices and productivity of rapeseed. The Mann-Kendell trend analysis of 1990-2018 showed an increasing trend of average temperature by 0.04°C year-1, relative humidity by 0.206% year-1 and decreasing trend of annual precipitation by 29.289 mm year1..
Hevea brasiliensis, an economically important industrial crop producing latex of commercial utility is widely cultivated in Southeast Asia. Various biotic and abiotic stresses affect plant growth and latex production, resulting in significant economic loss. A detailed knowledge of molecular defense signalling mechanism is essential to manage these stresses, which can be acquired through in planta studies...
Identification of elite Quality Protein Maize (QPM) inbreds is a pre-requisite for development of potential QPM hybrids. In the present investigation a set of 49 maize inbred lines were assessed for agro-economic and nutritional traits (total seed protein, lysine and tryptophan content). BQPM 3-4 had significantly highest yield potential (153.4g/Plant) followed by CLQRCY Q 40 (151.3g/plant) and BQPM 5-19(139.5g/plant) and HK1-191-1-2-5(131.2g/plant). While, BQPM 7-4 had shown tremendously high tryptophan and lysine content (0.96% and 3.82% respectively) followed by BQPM 10-9, BQPM 9-6 and BQPM 5-2...
Nineteen (19) tomatoes Samples were collected from seven states in Northern Nigeria based on their commercial availability. Seeds were extracted from ripe matured fruits and these were later sun dried for one month and sowed in the screen house of the Soil microbiology unit, International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA), Ibadan, Nigeria on sterilized Alfisol soil of the Egbeda series. Six seeds per pot were sown directly in the soil which were later thinned to one plant per stand two weeks after germination...
An experiment was carried out to explore high zinc(Zn) donors to be amenable for use as parents in zinc biofortification programme. A semi-dwarf rice breeding line IR 128773-4-4-2-2-B revealed high tillering ability, slender kernel feature (KL ≥ 8.0 and KL/KB> 4.0), acceptable grain filling (fertility%) with maturity duration 120-125 days. It had shown significantly higher yield than Swarna (Check), while BRRI Dhan 72 and DRR Dhan 45 were at par to this check variety...
Common valerian (Valeriana officinalis L.) is among top selling medicinal plants in Europe and America due to its calming and sleep-promoting properties. High essential oil and sesquiterpenic acid content is required for high quality produce. This study aims to access quality of valerian roots collected in wild and harvested in organic production system in Latvia in terms of the essential oil composition and content and sesquiterpenic acid. For the first time, the quality assessment of wild Valerian grown in Latvia territory has been studied and described...
Two plants from the EMS mutagenized M2 tomato population were observed with blossom drop phenotype. One of these plants could be studied in detail by using cytological investigations, including the anther sectioning, whole tissue squashing, and a fluorescent pollen viability test. Whereas plant development displayed determinate and slower development, pollen development was disturbed, leading to aberrant or empty pollen, whereas pollination with wild type tomato pollen failed.
The greatest effect of shade on the ornamentals is a change in morphological characteristics, which changes their beauty. Ornamentals have strategies to survive in the shade term of dense flowers. By knowledge and breeding these strategies, we can increase the competitiveness of the ornamentals in shady conditions in landscapes.
Blackgram (V.mungo L. Hepper) is a major pulse crop and widely cultivated in India and other Asian countries. The yield of black gram is hampered by YMD (Yellow Mosaic Disease), an important destructive disease in pulse crops. Indigenous landraces are highly resistant to various stresses which needed for conservation.
The main purpose of this study was to determine of the weed species and its distribution in the rapeseed fields with different soil cultivation (by mechanic and chemical) and planting time were different (from 13 Apr to 15 May) in fields of “Gatsuurt” CoLTD in the Tsagaannuur soum of Selenge province, Mongolia.
Soil salinization is an important abiotic stressor limiting crop yield. Screening of upland rice germplasm resources during germination to choose salt-tolerant varieties for cultivation on saline land has great potential to improve crop yields. Here, we measured the germination rate (GR), root fresh weight (RFW), root length (RL), shoot fresh weight (SFW), shoot length (SL), and total fresh weight (TFW) of 25 upland rice varieties under salt treatment of 0 or 150 mM NaCl at 10 days after sowing (DAS).
Organic solvents extracts of Martynia annua leaves were prepared sequentially by using petroleum ether, chloroform, ethyl acetate and ethanol by ultrasonication technique. The in vitro antimicrobial activity of various extracts was evaluated by using agar plate diffusion microbiological assay, while inhibition of protein denaturation assay was used for evaluation of anti-inflammatory potential.
Green curtains were placed on an indoor window frame to observe the growth of plants from spring to late summer in 2019. For photosynthesis of plants, sunlight uniformly scattered through a non-woven cloth was used. In this study, easily available herbaceous plants of five families and seven species were examined for making indoor green curtains.
A field study was conducted to determine impact of UV (280-400 nm) radiation on a popular Indian soybean variety JS 335. Specifically, the influence of ambient UV radiation on crop growth, PS II efficiency, performance index and leghemoglobin along with peroxidase activity was investigated by the exclusion of UV radiation from solar spectrum.
Genetic diversity, structure analysis and marker-trait association for Fe toxicity tolerance in rice were studied using 80 shortlisted germplasm lines and 30 selected microsatellite markers. A moderate level of genetic diversity was detected in the studied population. Principal component and Ward’s clustering analysis distributed the genotypes into various spots and clusters on the basis of LBI scores and other traits.
The use of plants and their products for different purposes has been with man from the beginning. Ficus exasperata (Sand paper Leaf), Boerhaavia diffusa (Hog weed), and Ageratum conyzoides (Goat weed) have been used for infections including wound infections in many West African countries like Nigeria.
Genetic diversity is one of the most important indicator for germplasm assessment, molecular evaluation as well as speciation studies. In this study, ISJ molecular markers together with agro-morphological traits and near-infrared spectroscopy were used to investigate the diversity and divergence of two wild barley populations from Mt Gilboa, Israel, adapted to two microenvironments.
This study investigated the mode of inheritance of purple pigmentation on the shoot of Ocimum tenuiflorum morphotypes found growing in South Western Nigeria. Intraspecific hybridization involving the three morphotypes (i.e. green, very light purple and deep purple morphotypes) were carried out. The F1 plants obtained from each reciprocal crosses segregated into different shades of purple plants and a green plant at different ratios.
Mycotoxin contamination represents a clear public health concern. In this context, a barley survey was conducted in Romania, to monitor the occurrence of deoxynivalenol (DON) in barley samples collected during the 2018 and 2019 growing seasons.
To investigate some mechanisms causing the variations among rice cultivars in Pb uptake, translocation and accumulation, pot soil experiments were conducted with six rice cultivars under different soil Pb levels. Pb concentrations in rice plants and root secretions of low-molecular-weight organic acids (LMWOAs) were measured.
Gametophytic thalli with a large ovate shape were collected at the Irifune fishing port at Hakodate in Hokkaido, Japan. Phylogenetic analysis using rbcL sequences identified this alga as the red seaweed Pyropia yezoensis (order Bangiales). Since the morphology of the Irifune specimen was different from that of generally recognized P. yezoensis specimens, indicating a naturally occurring variety of P. yezoensis, the alga was named Pyropia yezoensis
Abiotic stresses usually result in the overproduction of Reactive Oxygen Species (ROS), which cause oxidative damage. ROS regulation is vital to improve plant resistance to stress and is implemented by a defense system. Higher levels of glutathione (GSH) and Metallothionein (MT) indicate a defense mechanism in response to oxidative stress, participating in ROS detoxification.
Winged bean (Psophocarpus tetragonolobus (L.) DC.) is a tuberous underutilised legume grown in tropical regions with great potentials as a protein rich and food security crop for the tropics. The genetic diversity in 20 winged bean accessions from diverse locations were determined using Inter-Simple Sequence Repeat (ISSR) markers. ISSR primers: UBC810, UBC811, UBC827 and UBC855 generated a total of 127 amplified bands which were all polymorphic (100%).
Objective: This work aims at providing information on the polyphenols present in five different herbs traditionally used in Nigeria for the management of neurological disorders. The Yoruba folkloric system of medicine in Nigeria gives a whole lot of effective treatments for disorders associated with the central nervous system, such as memory loss, anxiety, aging, etc. Aridan (Tetrapleura tetraptera Schum. & Thonn. Taub), Oriji (Quassia undulata Guill. & Perr. D. Dietr), Abeere (Picralima nitida Stapf Th. & H.Dur), Amunimuye (Senecio abyssimicus Sch. Bip), and Alupayida (Uraria picta Jacq. DC) are herbs used traditionally in the treatment of mentally derailed individuals in Nigeria.
Improving grain yield is a priority for wheat breeding. Here, we report favorable alleles at four different thousand-kernel weight (TKW)-related Simple Sequence Repeat (SSR) loci (Xgwm259, Xcfe172, Xbarc186, and Xbarc322) in a panel of 82 wheat genotypes from the Huang-huai wheat-growing area in China. Two allelic variations were detected at each locus, one having positive effect on TKW...
Soil salinity can be defined as the proportion or content of salts in the soil. The process by which soil salinity developed is known as soil salinization. The process of soil salinization is occurred by several factors such as use of poor quality of ground waters for irrigation the crops [1]. Natural processes such as mineral weathering and gradual withdrawal of an ocean are also main inducing factors of soil salinization. If the Na+ is predominant, soils can be classified as sodic-soils...
Genetic diversity in germplasm is crucial for strategic breeding, however very little is known about the genetic potential of faba bean (Vicia fabea) for faba bean improvement and genomics research in Ethiopia. Therefore, forty landraces including ten improved faba bean varieties were characterized using thirty SSR markers to quantify the extent of genetic diversity and determine population structure. There were 220 alleles, per locus averaging 7.86; the (Polymorphic information content) PIC ranged between 0.0 and 0.87 with average of 0.62 using Power Marker and PAST software analysis...
The Nuclear Factor of Y box (NF-Y) is a transcription factor composed of three subunits (NF-YA, NF-YB, and NF-YC) involved in the regulation of genes related to physiological processes. In plants, NF-Y genes act in development, in addition to biotic and abiotic stresses response. Regarding Glycine max (Gm), the NF-Y genes are poorly investigated. In this important crop, the characterization of genes related to stresses represents an important material for improvement of cultivars.
Introduction: Breeders are interested in screening and development of the open-pollinated population in maize. especially high adaptability to the environment and high grain yield.
Xenobiont entrance in soil and food chain is a major concern of present era. Enhanced legislation, environmental management system and risk control procedures leads to green and clean technologies. Therefore phytoremediation is a best suitable option. The efficacy of phytoremediation techniques depend upon selection of plant, fungal and bacterial partner and situation of contaminated sites. Each type has its own benefit and harms and can be selected by phytoremediation decision tree.
Predicting phenotypes and QTL genotypes is of great value to breeding programs, especially those that make hundreds of crosses every year. Determining parents to make cross combinations is a complex process, and a breeder will use all available information to make that determination. Likewise, any available predictions of performance or of QTL genotypes for seedlings can be used in selection.
The grain yield of a crop represents the expression of many thousands of genes integrated over the life of each of the component plants in the crop in response to environment, as well as severely affected by parasite, including pest and pathogen. Plant has no capacity to elude parasite other than by altering intrinsic gene expression or gene combinations to improve performance under pathogen. Transcriptional control is a crucial part of genes expression, especially in plant response to a range of stresses.
Understanding transcriptome regulation and gene functions needs a systematic method to fully unravel the gene expression profiles, including the isoform classification, at both molecule and single-cell levels. Nowadays, alternative splicing and gene-fusion analysis can take advantage of the third-generation sequencing technology such as PacBio ISO-Seq and Oxford Nanopore Technologies (ONT) MinION RNA-Seq [1] strides at the unprecedented speed in plant organs and cells research area.
Indole is a well-characterized molecule that is used as a building block for a multitude of natural compounds. It can be utilized directly as a free indole or it can serve as a substrate for indole-derived metabolites. Besides serving as a substrate for the essential amino acid tryptophan, it is also involved in a variety of plant functions. One of the most important processes in which involving indole is the chemical interaction between plants and insects. These insects are classified into two groups: i) herbivores, which feed on plant tissue (e.g. caterpillars) or consume nutrients from the phloem (e.g. aphids), and ii) pollinators, which feed on plant nectar and pollen and serve as vectors fortransferring male gametes between flowers.
Almost all of antimalarial artemisinin is extracted from the traditional Chinese medicinal plant Artemisia annua L. However, under the condition of insufficient genomic information and unresolved genetic backgrounds, regulatory mechanism of artemisinin biosynthetic pathway has not yet been clear. The genome size of genuine A. annua plants is an especially important and fundamental parameter, which helpful for further insight into genomic studies of artemisinin biosynthesis and improvement.
Increasing internode breaking resistance is one of the primary targets for improving stem lodging resistance of rice in a breeding program. In this paper, we evaluated the relationships among breaking resistance, dry matter per unit length and related morphological traits (diameter and wall thickness) of rice internode by using the data extracted from published articles.
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Authors
Xiaohong Yin; Zui Tao; Min Huang*; Yingbin Zou
Southern Regional Innovation Center of Grain and Oil Crops (CICGO), Hunan Agricultural University, Changsha, China
Received: Nov 29, 2017
Accepted: Jan 25, 2018
Published Online: Jan 29, 2018
Authors
Zhixiang Liu1 ; Shuai Guo1,2; Jiang Xu1 *; Yujun Zhang1 ; Linlin Dong1 ; Shuiming Xiao1 ; Rui Bai3 ; Baosheng Liao1 ; He Su1,4; Ruiyang Cheng1 ; Shilin Chen1
1 Key Laboratory of Beijing for Identification and Safety Evaluation of Chinese Medicine, Institute of Chinese Materia Medica, China Academy of Chinese Medical Sciences, Beijing, 100700, China
2 College of Agriculture/College of Peony, Henan University of Science and Technology, Luoyang, Henan 471023, China
3 College of Pharmacy and Chemistry, Dali University, Dali, Yunan 671000, China
4 Guangdong Provincial Hospital of Chinese Medicine, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Guangzhou University of Chinese Medicine, and China Academy of Chinese Medical Sciences Guangdong Branch, China Academy of Chinese Medical Sciences, Guangzhou, 510006, China
Received: Jan 08, 2017
Accepted: Feb 02, 2018
Published Online: Feb 06, 2018
Authors
Alon Cna’ani1, 2; Merav Seifan2 ; and Vered Tzin1*
1 French Associates Institute for Agriculture and Biotechnology of Drylands, Jacob Blaustein Institutes for Desert Research, BenGurion University of the Negev, Sede Boqer Campus, 8499000, Israel
2 Mitrani Department of Desert Ecology, Swiss Institute for Dryland Environmental and Energy Research, Jacob Blaustein Institutes for Desert Research, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, Sede Boqer Campus, 8499000, Israel
Received: Dec 26, 2017
Accepted: Feb 25, 2018
Published Online: Mar 07, 2018
Authors
Kan Liu
Center for Plant Science Innovation, University of Nebraska-Lincoln, Lincoln NE 68588, USA
Received: Jan 24, 2018
Accepted: Mar 24, 2018
Published Online: Apr 10, 2018
Authors
Zhang Hong1,2*; Lv Shikai1 ; Wang Changyou1,2; Ji Wanquan1,2*
1 College of Agronomy, Northwest A&F University, Yangling, 712100, Shaanxi, P.R. China
2 Shaanxi Research Station of Crop Gene Resource & Germplasm Innovation, Ministry of Agriculture, Yangling, 712100, Shaanxi, P.R. China
Received: Jan 31, 2018
Accepted: Apr 30, 2018
Published Online: May 04, 2018
Authors
Sujeet Verma*; Vance M Whitaker
IFAS Gulf Coast Research and Education Center, University of Florida, USA
Received: Mar 14, 2018
Accepted: May 11, 2018
Published Online: May 17, 2018
Authors
Qudsia Kanwal1 *; Sehar Shad2
1 Environmental Toxicology Laboratory, University of the Punjab, Pakistan
2 Department of Zoology, University of the Gujarat, Pakistan
Received: Jun 01, 2018
Accepted: Aug 24, 2018
Published Online: Aug 30, 2018
Authors
Abdul Saboor Khan1 ; Hidayat Ullah2 ; Durri Shahwar2 ; Shah Fahad2*; Nadar Khan4 ; Muhammad Yasir3 ; Fazli Wahid2 ; Muhammad Adnan2 ; Muhammad Noor*2
1 College of Plant Science & Technology, Huazhong Agricultural University, China
2 Department of Agriculture, University of Swabi, Pakistan
3 Cereal Crops Research Institute, Pirsabak Nowshehra, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa-Pakistan
4 Plant Genetics Resource Institute, National Agricultural Research Center, Islamabad-Pakistan
Received: Jun 20, 2018
Accepted: Aug 29, 2018
Published Online: Sep 10, 2018
Authors
Cabreira-Cagliari C1 ; Bohn B2 ; Dias NCF2 ; Fagundes DGS2 ; Margis-Pinheiro M1 ; Bodanese-Zanettini MH1 ; Cagliari A2*
1 Postgraduate Program in Genetics and Molecular Biology, Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul - UFRGS, Porto Alegre - RS, Brazil
2 State University of Rio Grande do Sul - UERGS, Santa Cruz do Sul - RS, Brazil
Received: Jun 25, 2018
Accepted: Sep 14, 2018
Published Online: Sep 20, 2018
